Hello dear readers! Hope the holiday season is  treating you well. We’re enjoying the closing days of 2014, and looking forward to all...

Ok, I admit it, I have way too much sewing and quilting stuff. What can I say? I love buying the latest fabrics, notions, and quilting...

While working on the original design for our Quilt-Along, Blackbirds & Blossom, Oh-La-La! we got excited about all the possibilities for...

My friend passed these along to me now that her wedding planning is behind her. Ahh, Pinterest: Is it a blessing or a curse? Events...

It’s time for the next step of our Blackbirds & Blossoms Oh-La-La Quilt-Along! I’m hoping you’ve had lots of fun working on the center...

Probably one of the nicest aspects of sewing arts is our tradition of sharing knowledge and expertise. As we absolutely love to spread...

Scroll to the bottom for the giveaway details featuring designers Carolyn Friedlander (Tangelo photographed above); Allison Harris of...

What a beautiful quilt, Stacey!  Stitch Modern Flicker I love the quilted texture that evolves in the background of Stacey’s quilt. I had...

Something wonderful happened last weekend in my sewing room, and I’m so excited, I just had to share. I now have a real-live, large, and...

This is the first summer in three years that I haven’t spent heavily involved in writing, making quilts for, or preparing to promote a...

Do you ever feel intimidated by the many angle markings that appear on our cutting mats and rulers? 30-45-60! What’s my angle? I truly do...

So many choices. What’s best for my quilt? As a teacher of beginning quilters for over 30 years, one of the questions I am asked...

My freshly finished version of “My Fair Lady” from “Kaffe Fasset’s Quilt Road.” My blogging sister Darra pointed me toward faced bindings...

Unknown, quilter. Variable Star. 1870. From Rutgers Special Collections and University Archives, The Heritage Quilt Project of New...

When I first moved to the North Carolina mountains in the mid-1980s, I came across a vintage quilt in a local antique shop that instantly...

Darra’s 3″ x 5″ collage, Snip-It!, with a pair of her (well-used) favorites, a gift from friend Chris Porter No one knows for certain...

Interested in adding circles and curves to your quilts? Let me share a few simple and helpful tips to make the process a bit less...

Many of you commented so favorably on Laura’s interview with the talented Sue Rasmussen last summer that we’ve decided to invite Sue back...

Using quilt blocks in a variety of sizes in one quilt can add so much interest to the overall design! One of my favorite pieced-block...

My brother-in-law William’s photo of the pink granite coast near Trébeurden in France. I think that would be a pretty byway to explore...